Stories

Michelle’s Journey Into and Out Of Homelessness

| By Meredith Fontenot
Categories: Other, Success Stories
Michelle’s roller coaster of a story doesn’t start with the bad times. Most of her adult life was very pleasant and successful. She went through a short marriage which produced a beautiful little girl. Raising her alone, the two of them were inseparable. Michelle even started a great career as a business analyst. After eight …

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What Success Means to Alonzo

| By Meredith Fontenot
Categories: Other, Success Stories
What does “success” mean to you? According to Alonzo, “Success has no words to define it because everyone sees it differently.  To me, it is more moral and spiritual and is defined as steadily doing the right thing.  It is not material.  You have to be careful not to set the goal too high at …

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Theresa – A Success Story

| By Meredith Fontenot
Categories: Success Stories

Theresa has a new perspective on life with clear priorities, after incarceration. With little structure in her life, she knew she needed to stay focused on her health, finding employment, and reacquiring her license. During her stay at a halfway house, she achieved these primary goals but was concerned about her future, as her stay …

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Meet DJ – Transitioning from Sago Palms

| By Meredith Fontenot
Categories: EHB, Success Stories
First I would like to thank God and the Sago Palm re-entry staff, Mrs. Williams and Mr. Barbary for pushing me to not only to be good, but to be great. When I was transferred to Sago Palm, ready to go home, but was also ready to take advantage of whatever. I then met Mrs. …

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Doug & Lucy

| By Meredith Fontenot
Categories: EHB, Success Stories
Lucy & Doug are a devoted married couple who became clients after being a part of our Lunch & Learn and Job Ready programs earlier this year. Doug is a veteran, who enjoys scheduling work and Lucy is a cook who became one of our culinary students through our Cafe Joshua transitional work experience program. …

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